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I agree with DustyMunky. But you only need it in the brood chamber. In the honey supers you can use foundationless or large cell foundation. I am using green frame drone comb in the honey supers. And speaking of drone comb, if you have all PF frames I would add one or two (depending on how many boxe...

GregV said: PS: I am planning to play with the brood breaks/late nucs per the Mel Disselkoen, I think that is an excellent idea. Make as many end of June/early July splits as possible. They will be the survivors that become full hives the next year. You can also do August splits if you bring in outs...

Got close to 60 degrees today and I made the rounds checking on hives. The good news is I have 3 hives alive and in pretty good shape. Plenty of bees and I added sugar cakes even tho I think they have plenty of honey left. To review. I began last year with 6 packages, caught one swarm, did some spli...

If you move them that short a distance in one step you will still have foragers returning to the old spot the next day. So the decision on whether to transfer to the new hive or move the old hive and then transfer should be based on which are the easiest to move with bees in them. One way to avoid t...

This is a video from Australia showing open feeding of pollen substitute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKdw4VDxo44 These beekeepers are very happy with the results. Since it is Australia you probably won't be able to find the same supplement but at the end of the video they show the label and you...

This was my 6th year. I know you have been at it for some time. That is why I had great appreciation for you sticking with it in the face of large losses when I ran across your blog. So I will hate to see you quit but understand that you have to do what is right for you. Best of luck however you de...

I am so sorry to hear about your losses. I would encourage you to try again but of course I'm not in your shoes. Since you are in Indiana you might see if you can get your hands on some of the Purdue ankle biter queens. I had about 40% losses heading into winter and it has been too cold to check the...

Thanks for the clarification. I wasn't sure if you meant scavengers on the bees or what you stated in your follow up. Organisms living on detritus are not likely to be harmful to bees and some may be beneficial. Some beekeepers try to encourage a vibrant hive eco system. I am not trying to be critic...

Yes the prices are great but this is a wholesale place and unless you can order in quantities of 25 it doesn't do much good. For the sourwood they want $2.40 for a 2-3 ft twig if you order 25. The national arbor day foundation will sell you one for $5.98 if you become a member. I would love to have ...

What have the temperatures been? They won't take syrup when it is cold. If you think they need winter feed you should probably make up some sugar cakes. I mix 1.5 ounces water per pound of sugar and in a 4 pound batch add a couple tablespoons apple cider vinegar. Then press them into paper plates an...

Thanks Michael. I am still trying to figure out a top entrance robbing screen. My entrance is not the same as yours but it is in the sense that it is between the top box and the hive cover. So anything I use needs to be attached only to the top box or the cover so that I can get the cover off easily...

Unread postby Mark Smith » Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:35 amIn the July 2017 issue of Bee Culture there is an article about a robber screen that I used this year. Very easy to make out of #8 hardware cloth and worked great.